The Local Germany

Stay in EU and keep your influence, Merkel tells Brits

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 18:02:23 +0200

Germany hopes strongly that the UK will remain in the European Union and influence its future when its citizens vote in an in-out referendum on membership on June 23rd, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.

Instagram launches Germans into top model world

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:55:39 +0100

Instagram may only be Germans' sixth-favourite social netork, but savvy young Germans girls have capitalized on the trend. 19-year-old German Pamela Reif is now making a living thanks to the two-million strong following she's built.

'Europe can't become a fortress': Merkel

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:53:48 +0200

There will be no quick-and-easy solutions in the refugee crisis – "but the situation is here now" and there's no going back, Chancellor Angela Merkel told television viewers on Wednesday night.

Grexit could smash Merkel's Euro legacy

Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:16:42 +0200

Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance on Greece plays well with German voters but carries a huge risk, analysts warn - history would likely blame her for a catastrophic "Grexit".

Germans mistrust EU but British PM popular

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:32:00 +0200

The majority of Germans mistrust EU institutions and would like to see more decisions made at national rather than European level, a study released on Tuesday suggests.

Schäuble slams Cameron for blocking EU deal

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:22:00 +0100

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble took a jab at Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday, blaming him for Europe's failure to agree a common debt-reduction treaty.

Lufthansa agrees to sell British Midland

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

German airline Lufthansa said on Friday it has agreed in principle to sell its loss-making unit British Midland to the International Airlines Group, the holding company of British Airways.

Holocaust denial verdict against UK bishop upheld

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:53:00 +0200

A German appeals court on Monday upheld renegade British bishop Richard Williamson's conviction for Holocaust denial, but reduced the fine ordered by a lower court to €6,500 ($9,262).

Wild boars destroy UK soldiers' cemetery

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:45:00 +0100

A sounder of hungry wild boars destroyed a Berlin cemetery for British soldiers this week, rooting up graves and headstones and causing some €10,000 in damages.

Daylight saving time ends Saturday night

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:32:00 +0200

The nights will draw in sooner as of Sunday, as clocks get turned back by one hour at 3am Saturday night.

Three states present draft law for dual citizenship

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:55:00 +0100

The states of Berlin, Brandenburg and Bremen on Friday presented a draft law to the upper house of parliament that would allow dual citizenship to children born to foreign parents in Germany, sparing them the choice between nationalities as adults.

Butt-flashing boozer dragged 200 metres while stuck to train

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:41:00 +0200

A drunk young man was dragged 200 metres after pressing his bare buttocks to a departing train window to insult a ticket inspector who had just thrown him off, police reported on Monday.

Wolf pup killed by car in Saxony

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:09:00 +0200

A five-month-old wolf pup has been run over by a car in the state of Saxony, officials in Rietschen reported on Monday.

Blind women training to detect breast cancer

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:24:00 +0200

A new programme called “Discovering Hands” is training blind women to use their developed tactile skills to detect breast cancer earlier and more precisely than doctors, news magazine Der Spiegel reported on Wednesday.

Unions call for security for those who lose out in financial crisis

Fri, 01 May 2009 13:53:00 +0200

The German trade union association (DGB) called on Friday for politicians, employers and workers to fight together to save jobs during the global financial crisis.

Prussian Potsdam named among world's top historic places

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:36:00 +0100

Brandenburg’s capital Potsdam has been named the world’s 8th best historic place, according to National Geographic Traveler’s fifth annual destination-stewardship survey released this month. The survey named the city “one of Germany’s most important cultural centres.”